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7819sb Whole by Whole Essay

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Camp Rules vs. Rivka's Rules          

 

           Do you ever get tired of following rules? In life there are rules. Being a Jew in the early 1900's was really hard back then, from the holocaust, don't you think? The Nazi's and a Jewish prisoner named Rivka, from the book The Devil's Arithmetic, had thoughts about them for what to do. There were also some things that they expected. Rivka and the camp told the Jews things to follow. Both of them want the Jews to stay alive. Also both people maintain order and boundaries. They each have an order in ways to do things. The Jews had many rules to follow.

           The camp had people who told the rules to the Jews. There was the officer, the Nazi's, the tattooist, the Rivka, and the three-fingered woman. There rules for the Jews and one of them were to work hard, or die. This was told as the Nazi's had many plans for them. Another rule was to deprive identity. This was told by the officer. The Jews were told to remember a tattooed number and forget there number. This was told by the tattooist. Also they were told not to question something of what they asked, or they would regret it. This was told by the Nazi's. The intent of the rules were to make the Jews terrified. They wanted them to deprive there culture too, so they would have to follow theirs. Another intent of the rules that the Nazi's had for the Jews, was to deprive them of hope and make them forget their past. That way they wouldn't know anything more about their culture and probably have to follow the Nazi's. Last they wanted them to be healthy, so they would work harder.

           Rivka, a ten-year old Jewish prisoner, knows all about the Nazi's and what mysterious things are going to happen to the Jews as she stayed here for at least two years. Though Rivka had rules too, such as to remember the tattooed number in some sort of way, so they wouldn't get in trouble if the Nazi's asked them. Another rule was to know when to fight if something really serious happened, and don't attract attention to yourself as the Nazi's would find something wrong with you and most likely punish you. Also the Jews were told not to stand next to someone with the number G, because that means Greek and they could lead you to some serious problems. The intent of Rivka's rules was to keep the Jews safe from danger and to keep them alive. Also she wanted the Jews to have hope, so they might have a chance to escape.

           Both the camp and Rivka have rules in The Devil's Arithmetic just like we have to follow in our everyday lives from our parents, teachers, and older people than us. Some are similar and others are different, but the rules both have an intent to why there should be rules. Rules are to be followed to be safe, like Rivka told, and sometimes told to do something which is not good, like the camp told the Jews. Rules are told to be followed and they should not be disobeyed.

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